The year is young! Now is the time to join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.
Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
The Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, site of several bluegrass festivals over the past 40 years, will have a new festival October 9-13, 2024. The Frankly Bluegrass Music Festival will honor the late Frank Solivan, Sr. and will involve members of the Solivan family. The retired promotor of the last Plymouth festival, Larry Baker, is consulting with the new event. More details will be announced soon.
Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, is set for March 15-17, 2024 at the Brookdale Lodge. NCBS has welcomed this event since 2000.
Former band member Diana Donnelly will join Sidesaddle & Co (was “Sidesaddle” back in her day) at Sam’s BBQ at 6:00pm on Wednesday, January 17 for a reunion performance.
The band has been around since 1979 and is a longtime Bluegrass Society favorite. Reservations are recommended (408) 297-9151. Sam’s Bar-B-Cue, 1110 S Bascom Ave, San Jose.
The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held August 8-11, 2024 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Peninsula Bluegrass will present the Kathy Kallick Band and the Gryphon Trio in concert on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at the Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church. The concert is sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Just added: A free open jam for concert-goers led by Ed Cirimele will precede the concert. The KKB will debut its new album. Jack Tuttle & The Trio will open the big show. Many of the volunteers involved in this event previously helped with the now-dissolved Redwood Bluegrass Associates.
Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.
The Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band (Alameda), which has often graced NCBS stages over the past few years, will perform at three iconic bluegrass music venues in a three-day period next month. Congratulations!
FEBRUARY
WEDNESDAY — 7 — The Station Inn, Nashville.
THURSDAY — 8 — International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro, KY.
FRIDAY — 9 — The Grand Old Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, is set for March 15-17, 2024 at the Brookdale Lodge. NCBS has welcomes this event.
